prorogue
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The Supreme Court made clear it wasn't ruling on Brexit - but simply deciding if the prime minister could lawfully "prorogue" Parliament - a fancy word for suspending it.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2019
And she used withering language to describe the effect of the court’s ruling on the formal order to prorogue.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019
It is just looking at whether the decision to prorogue was justified.
From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2019
Johnson announced on Aug. 28 that he had asked Queen Elizabeth to prorogue, or suspend, parliament for five weeks from last week until Oct.
From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2019
In the meantime the question of the king's right to claim Tonnage and Poundage for life had given rise to so much opposition that Charles had occasion more than once to prorogue parliament.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Sharpe, Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson)
Vocabulary lists containing prorogue
The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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This Week In Words: August 31–September 6, 2019
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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